TROPISM


Meaning of TROPISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrō-ˌpi-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary -tropism

Date: 1899

1.

a. : involuntary orientation by an organism or one of its parts that involves turning or curving by movement or by differential growth and is a positive or negative response to a source of stimulation

b. : a reflex reaction involving a tropism

2. : an innate tendency to react in a definite manner to stimuli ; broadly : a natural inclination : propensity

encouraged his tropism toward the theatrical — John Updike

• tro·pis·tic trō-ˈpis-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.